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CES 2015 - Sling TV

3GenClone

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CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is currently taking place and Dish came out of the gates swinging with the announcement of their "Sling TV" service.

The service is scheduled to be available in the coming weeks -- no exact launch date was given -- on an impressive array of Internet-connected devices, including game consoles, Roku media streamers, PCs,Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, and iOS and Android smartphones and tablets...

The $20 Sling TV base package includes ESPN, ESPN2, Disney Channel, ABC Family, Food Network, HGTV, Travel Channel, TNT, CNN, TBS, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, and the "best of Internet video" with Maker Studios. Add-on packs with additional kids and news programming will be available for $5 each.
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http://www.cnet.com/news/dish-launc...ith-channel-lineup-that-includes-espn-disney/
 
This is a case where Slingbox should have the right to sue for stealing the name.
 
dmclone said:
This is a case where Slingbox should have the right to sue for stealing the name.
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If Sling TV sounds familiar, it's because Dish owns Sling Media, which makes a line of place-shiftingSlingbox products and services that are also integrated into Dish's latest Hopper DVR. But Sling says the two brands aren't as related as you might think.
"Sling TV is an emerging over-the-top service that is completely independent from Sling Media's line of Slingbox products and services," a press release notes. "Sling Media is the leading provider of multi-screen TV solutions giving consumers access to their live and recorded traditional pay-TV service anywhere in the world, on any connected device."
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If they setup options for doing this with their other channel groups (fox sports, amc, etc), I'd imagine a lot of people would switch over

that and adding some sort of dvr functionality
 
JY07 said:
If they setup options for doing this with their other channel groups (fox sports, amc, etc), I'd imagine a lot of people would switch over

that and adding some sort of dvr functionality
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Add-on packs with additional kids and news programming will be available for $5 each.

Lynch said the launch channel lineup was set but the lineup would evolve with time and that other channels would be added. No DVR capabilities or local channels would be available to Sling TV subscribers, but they'd be able to access plenty of on-demand content, he added.
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Nice :yes:

I don't like paying for channels I don't watch, and this is a step in the right direction.
 
JY07 said:
If they setup options for doing this with their other channel groups (fox sports, amc, etc), I'd imagine a lot of people would switch over

that and adding some sort of dvr functionality
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DSMCy said:
I'm definitely in on this.

2015 could be a big year for cord cutters.
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Both of these together...with the already popular streaming services (hulu/netflix, etc.) that are web based, I can see the rise of Home Theatre PC's replacing your 'cable box' and dvr machine. Maybe TiVo moves into that market?
 
Last month was the first month that I came close to hitting my maximum usage on Mediacom and I really don't stream that much. I wonder how many people that use this type of service will be hit by overage charges.

Slingbox itself is awesome. My only problem is I forget I have it. Last Saturday night I was sitting in a restaurant wishing I could watch the last few minutes of the game and with just a couple of minutes left I remembered I could sling it to my phone.
 
00clone said:
Both of these together...with the already popular streaming services (hulu/netflix, etc.) that are web based, I can see the rise of Home Theatre PC's replacing your 'cable box' and dvr machine. Maybe TiVo moves into that market?
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HBO is moving to the totally internet this year.
 
00clone said:
Both of these together...with the already popular streaming services (hulu/netflix, etc.) that are web based, I can see the rise of Home Theatre PC's replacing your 'cable box' and dvr machine. Maybe TiVo moves into that market?
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Don't forget that HBO is planning a streaming offering as well. I haven't seen a price yet, but there's another channel that you could get without a cable subscription.

My DirecTV contract is up this summer. I may go month-to-month for a while to see how some of these things shake out, but there's no way I'm signing up for another 2 years.

I feel like this ESPN offering is a game changer. Sports are/were the last thread for people holding onto cable.
 
My personal opinion on cord cutting is that it has a long ways to go before I'd be willing to make the move and when it's finally good enough.

I'm well aware of the options out there but right now there are just too many issues for my set-up.

#1 I need HD content sent to at least 3 TV's. It has to be HD quality when you have a 120" screen.
#2 Do I have enough bandwidth to stream to at least 2 of these TV's at once? With Directv I have a perfect picture 99.9% of the time. Am I going to have to pay $50/extra month for the bandwidth?
#3 Right now my audio runs through A/V receiver on two of those TV's. Am I going to get the same quality audio? What's the set-up going to look like?
#4 My one remote runs everything including the lights. How easy will this be.
#5 I only have one service (DTV). Am I going to need multiple services to get all the channels I want? How well with this work. When I change channels am I going to need to launch another app. I already get annoyed having to launch Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.
#6 My wife needs to be able to run this thing.
#7 What will be the cost for the equipment? How often will I need to upgrade this equipment?
 
I love the a la carte theory, but when you break it down:

Netflix - $10

Hulu - $8 (probably will go up)

HBO Go - $20 (just a guess, but probably between $10-$20. If it's less than $10 I would be shocked.)

Sling TV - $20

That's almost $60 a month for less channels than what I can get for a basic (or maybe even a step above basic) package from a Satellite or Cable provider. Not to mention my internet usage goes up, so I will probably have to upgrade my data plan as well.

From a convenience stand-point I love it - cuts out all the channels I will never watch and I am rewarded for cutting the cord years ago and get access to Monday Night Football and Game of Thrones. From a pricing standpoint I don't know if I can justify it quite yet.
 
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